Its official

[Ryan Berger]

Packed er up today, house and auger have been retired for the season. I am picking the boat up this week..

[Captain B.R.K]

Same story here. Just got the garage all ready for the boat to go into. I'll be puttin' it in their tomorrow. Working on it next week (cleaning it up, installing a little this and that)

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Hoping for ice out soon.

[backlash 1]

Me too. Took my boat in this morning for a tune up. Was gonna try a little ice fishing this afternoon, but the landing on Sylvan where I go out had about 10 feet of open water, and i'm not that brave, so thats it for me. Come on open water!

[The Grebe]

Ditto, was going to try to make it to Mille Lacs one last time, can't get up for it...my season is done, boat has been jockied around into the place of honor, just waiting to roll!

[fishingbuddy]

Yep did the same. Hate to start this tread but do you guys store your auger uprite or on it side.. I did all the other stuff and the oil has stabilizer in it....

[Tim L]

I always run mine empty and lay it on it's side up in the rafters been doing it for 15 years and no problems. spent all day putting fishhouses, heaters,tanks,rods,Augers, tip-ups ands winter cloths away i'm done for the season now it's time to start on getting the boat out.

[river-rat4]

FB-

Not saying this is the correct way, but I run'r out of gas, fog'r and hang'r up vertical on the end of heavy shelving. She gets to watch all of the open water activities. I think that it helps her get primed for the ice season.

"Tina, come get your food; YA FAT LARD"

RR4

[iffwalleyes]

Yep I had a tear in my eyes yesterday when I ran my auger out of gas and got my portable cleaned up.

[The Grebe]

The old 25 Johnson sat covered and waiting all winter long and roared to life in the 1st. second I turned it over!

Our season starts Monday, but I bet I'll have that boat on the water somewhere, sometime this week after work!

[smartguy]

I'm done, too. Today was my last day. I had to paddle the canoe 15-20 feet to the ice. Drilled alo of wholes, not much luck. On the bright side, I was able to fish in shorts and tennis shoes!

The ice is going downhill pretty quick. There is still a good 14-16 inches in the Brainerd area, but the ice is not the best quality.

[dockehr]

Hey! What's with you guys? Fished two hours this morning on Cass lake for hungry perch! Caught 71 with enough eaters for fish dinner tonight and tomorrow night for my wife and me. 9:00 am 'til 11:00 am, 37 degrees to 48 degrees, and no one else on the bay. Just me, a bucket, my vex, and those hungry perch. Yum! Yum! Sorry to rub it in but there's plenty of safe ice up this way. Good luck to every one as open water season approaches.

dockehr

Dr. Roland E. Kehr, Jr.

Lindy Tackle

[berke99]

Just brought the boat home this morning and backed it into the garage. I can't wait til it's ice fishing season again!

[Chad711]

Still fishin here (ice) yesterday and today all day. Good 20" of ice... The Fish are hungry too!

[Ryan_V]

All finished here too, but I'm in the minority....I don't like open water fishing too much. Have a boat, but it's for skiing and I've been thinking about trading her in on a jet ski that me and the family would get more use out of anyway!! Already planning for next hard water season!!! Open water is for skiing!!!

[Jim Hudson]

I hear ya Dr. Kehr.. Still a bit of ice around these parts too... Hopefully if things work out, I will making a trip to the Cass Lake area to fish with a few people on Tuesday... Hopefully the fish and weather will cooperate...

[Long Gray Line]

The boat comes home Saturday, can't wait to give it a hug and a massage (too much info??), see if I can't turn it on and make it purr.......

[Quickstrike]

it's official up here, for me anyways, ice gear is already put away and we've been out on the big lake trolling for coho's and in the rivers drifting for steelies.

[Chad711]

Another GREAT day on the ice, best of the year actually. Gills (pigs) and Crappies (pigs) right under the ice!